Another week has nearly passed, will be a happy trainer when the 17 mile run on Sunday morning is completed because we are then on the taper down to the race.
7.25 miles yesterday, Philip without realising set the pace, which is a testament to his increased fitness, although at the end he got hammered, lesson learnt should always stay behind the trainer.
Quick pace 8.53 per mile.
We have 5 miles on Saturday as a gentle warmup before an early alarm call at 5am on Sunday, hopefully no snow, cold is fine.
I think we are both wishing the race was sooner rather than still 4 weeks, training now seems to be going on for a long time. I think Philip is aching to get back to weights.
I'm getting a little worried about the weather in Siberia, had an email from the organisers and they said that it is colder than normal, the temp today there was -34 during the day, -44 at night. I can't get my head round that, I'm sure things will start dropping off in that
temp.
On a footnote, I would like to commend Philip on his dedication to his training plan,especially when he has had to get up at 5am to go running.
It will be worth it in the end.
Although if he does what he said in his previous blog and starts singing on sunday morning then he might not make Siberia....
Happy Running
Sunday, March 4th, 2012, Philip and Trevor will be running across the frozen ice surface of the world’s largest, oldest and deepest lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia. It's generally considered one of the 10 toughest marathons in the world. Philip and Trevor are running in support of Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, a charity offering specialist and supportive care and advice for patients with cancer and other life threatening illnesses in their homes.
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